Category Archives: national association of Realtors

Lowes REALTOR Benefits Program – 10% off coupon at Lowes!

Posted on April 19, 2010 by admin

As a member of the National Association of Realtors, my membership can get clients, friends & family discounts and coupons at Lowes. In fact, not too long ago, I signed a client up for the Lowes 10% discount coupon. He … Continue reading →

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Vacation Home Sales Up But Investment Home Sales Down

Posted on April 13, 2010 by admin

Resort Life Blog: While they dominated the housing market in 2009, first time home buyers weren’t the only ones taking advantage of low mortgage rates and affordable home prices. According to recent survey by the National Association of Realtors®, the … Continue reading →

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US Second-Home Sales Soar as Fractional Market Slumps

Posted on April 7, 2010 by admin

New research from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows vacation-home sales in the US rose 7.9% to 553,000 in 2009. Although well off the market peak of 1,067,000 sales in 2006, this represents the first time in three years … Continue reading →

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NAR Working to Extend Rural Development Loan Program 03/12/2010

Posted on March 20, 2010 by admin

NAR Working to Extend Rural Development Loan Program 03/12/2010 The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) started lobbying Congressional budget committees asking them to extend Section 502 loans guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service (RHS). RHS recently announced that funding for … Continue reading →

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Existing-Home Sales Down in January but Higher than a Year Ago; Prices Steady – Realtor.org

Posted on March 1, 2010 by admin

Existing-home sales fell in January but are above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – dropped 7.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 5.05 million units … Continue reading →

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Fourth Quarter Existing-Home Sales Surge in Most States, Prices Up in More Areas

Posted on February 11, 2010 by admin

Fourth Quarter Existing-Home Sales Surge in Most States, Prices Up in More AreasWASHINGTON , February 11, 2010 Strong gains in existing-home sales were the predominant pattern in most states during the fourth quarter, with many more metro areas seeing prices … Continue reading →

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NAR announces Neighborhood Stabilization Project

Posted on February 5, 2010 by admin

The National Association of Realtors will assist local boards and associations in utilizing $6 billion in federal tax dollars to the Neighborhood Stabilization Project. From Realtor.org: In the February 2 video edition of the President’s Podcast, 2010 NAR President Vicki … Continue reading →

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Existing-home sales take a big fall in December

Posted on January 26, 2010 by admin

From the Washington Post: Sales of previously owned homes took their biggest tumble in at least 40 years last month as the impact of a buying spree spurred by a tax credit for first-time buyers waned, according to industry data … Continue reading →

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Pending Home Sales Down from Surge but Higher than a Year Ago

Posted on January 13, 2010 by admin

Press Release Realtor.org Washington, January 05, 2010 Contract activity for pending home sales fell after a surge of activity in preceding months to beat the original deadline for the first-time home buyer tax credit but remains comfortably above a year … Continue reading →

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